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Pilot Navigation, a mix of instinct and information – By Marcus Bicknell
Please enjoy this article by Marcus Bicknell who is a pilot in his own right but was also trained by his father, who flew reconnaissance missions all over the Content in Mosquitoes during the war, without any navigational aids, of course. This article is really interesting as, for me, this tells you how a good…
Does Your Language Shape How You Think?
This is a fascinating link that describes how in many languages you always refer to yourself and give instructions in a geographical manner: move your foot North for instance. This means that all the speakers of these languages always know their orientation. We know that language controls what we think but this use of language gives…
Mass beaching fuels Japan quake fears
Antonio Nafarrate, one of our editors, shares this with you: He explains that this was caused by changes in the gravitational topography. >>>> http://news.yahoo.com/mass-beaching-fuels-unscientific-japan-quake-fears-070314256.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=ma
COGNITIVE NAVIGATION SYMPOSIUM: SENSE OF DIRECTION
Recently Prof Kate Jeffery, working with The Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN), gave a one day symposium at University College London. Themes• How animals orient – perspectives from ethology and neuroscience • How humans orient – perspectives from cognitive neuroscience • Helping humans orient – perspectives from architecture and design • The future – building a more navigable…
Head direction cells in a migratory bird prefer north
Animals exhibit remarkable navigation abilities as if they have an internal compass. Head direction (HD) cells encoding the animal’s heading azimuth are found in the brain of several animal species; the HD cell signals are dependent on the vestibular nuclei, where magnetic responsive cells are present in birds. However, it is difficult to determine whether…